Verb: blink blingk
- Briefly shut the eyes
"The TV announcer never seems to blink";
- wink, nictitate, nictate
- Keep back by blinking
"blink away tears";
- wink, blink away
- Gleam or glow intermittently
"The lights were blinking";
- flash, wink, twinkle, winkle [rare]
- A reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
"She couldn't help but blink when the bright light flashed"; "The eye blink helped remove the dust particle from her eye";
- eye blink, blinking, wink, winking, nictitation [technical], nictation [technical]
Derived forms: blinks, blinking, blinked
Type of: act involuntarily, act reflexively, hold back, inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, keep, keep back, physiological reaction, radiate, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, restrain, unconditioned reflex
Encyclopedia: Blink, David